Earlier in the day, a source in the BHU had claimed that B A Chopade, the current vice chancellor of the Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University in Aurangabad, has been appointed to the post which was lying vacant since last year.
"The process of appointment of the BHU VC is still underway. The selection panel appointed for the purpose will shortlist the names which will be communicated to the President, who is Visitor to the university," a spokesperson of the human resource development ministry said.
The BHU is among the 43 central universities in the country and the appoinment of its VC has to be cleared by the President.
Registrar of the university Neeraj Tripathi has been holding additional charge of the VC's post since then.
Girish Chandra Tripathi had proceeded on leave after indications that the central government was upset with him for the manner in which he had handled the incident as well as subsequent protests by women students.
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